US EditionTransportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures
The U.S. Department of Transportation targets over 550 commercial driving schools for safety violations after inspections found unqualified instructors and inadequate student testing.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to close more than 550 commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers after inspectors found widespread shortcomings in active programs.
- Following the Florida crash that killed three and an Indiana crash that killed four, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said officials linked the enforcement to those incidents, prompting decertification actions.
- Inspectors found unqualified instructors, inadequate skills testing, and hazardous-materials failures; agency figures show 448 schools failed basic standards, 109 withdrew, and 97 remain under investigation.
- Students face disruption as decertifying schools could affect training pathways, with industry holding some cushion due to a 10% drop in shipments since 2022, while federal funding has already been lost.
- The targeted list mostly includes smaller driving schools and programs run by school districts, with officials saying the administration pressures states to tighten licensing by threatening to withhold funds and pushing standards.
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More than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools to close; 31 are in California
More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues.
Los Angeles (USA), Feb. 18 (EFE).- More than 550 schools to train truck drivers and buses will have to close their operations in the U.S., after federal authorities found that they did not comply with basic safety standards and their instructors were not qualified, the Department of Transportation (DOT) reported on Wednesday. The schools received notifications informing them that they would be removed from the national registry of the Federal Tr…
Transportation Dept. orders 550 truck driving schools to close over safety concerns
More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday.
Subpar CDL driver training schools in the crosshairs
People who are looking for a quick and cheap way to get the minimal truck driver training to get their commercial driver’s license may soon be out of luck. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that more than 550 shady training schools are on the chopping block after failing to meet Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration standards. The crackdown wasn’t small potatoes. More than 300 investigators ran 1,400 sting operations in…
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